Answer: The narrator and his friend recognized the inherent danger of the neighborhood in the underlined line
<em>...brought us through the dark muddy lanes</em>
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Explanation:
The were fully aware of the dangers associated with dark places as kids but still, consumed by their play, they decide to explore these dark lanes; 'a nemesis of any sane child'.
It is A because it shows the difference between the two races/cultures. The boy believe he is a devil because he is from a different country and would look different than the American such as cloths.